ADVANCED MENTAL a
HEALTH
a
NURSING (CHAPTER 1-10) a a
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
a a a
ANSWERS
a
When aplanning acare afor aa aspecific aclient, aof awhat asignificance ato athe apsychiatric anurse
ais athe afact athat athe aDSM-IV-TR ais amultiaxial?
a) Pertinent aaspects aof aclient afunctioning aand aproblems aare areported.
b) Standardized atreatment aplans aare aavailable afor aeach adiagnosis.
c) Nursing adiagnoses aare aincluded afor aeach amedical adiagnosis.
d) No aparticular asignificance aexists. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-a) aPertinent aaspects aof
aclient afunctioning aand aproblems aare areported.
A anurse aconducting aresearch ais aseeking adata aabout aoutcomes afor adepressed apatients
awho ahave abeen atreated awith aelectroconvulsive atherapy. aThe anurse ais aengaged ain athe
afield aof
A) experimental aepidemiology.
B) descriptive aepidemiology.
C)clinical aepidemiology.
D) analytic aepidemiology. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C) aclinical aepidemiology.
A aclient atells athe amental ahealth anurse a"I aam aterribly afrightened! aI ahear awhispering athat
asomeone ais agoing ato akill ame." aWhich acriterion aof amental ahealth acan athe anurse aassess
aas alacking?
A) Control aover abehavior
B) Appraisal aof areality
,C)Effectiveness ain awork
D) Healthy aself-concept a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-B) aAppraisal aof areality
A a14-year-old awho abelongs ato aa aneighborhood agang ais afound aby aher aparents ato alie
aand aengage ain asexually apromiscuous abehavior. aThey abring aher ato athe amental ahealth
acenter. aThe anurse aperforming athe aassessment ais atold aby athe a14-year-old athat ashe ais
ahappy, adoes awell ain aschool, aand asees aherself aas apopular aand awell aregarded aby aher
agroup. aShe astates aher aparents aare ajust aold afashioned aand adon't aunderstand aher. aThe
aassessment athe anurse awill amost alikely amake ais athat ashe:
A) is adisplaying adeviant abehavior.
B) cannot aaccurately aappraise areality.
C)is aseriously aand apersistently amentally aill.
D) should abe aconsidered afor agroup ahome aplacement. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-A) ais
adisplaying adeviant abehavior.
An aimportant aconcept afor anurses ato aremember awhen aplanning acare afor amentally aill
aclients ais athat aeach aclient:
A) has aareas aof astrength aon awhich ato abuild.
B) has aright athat amust abe arespected.
C)comes awith aexperiences athat acontribute ato atheir aproblem.
D) share athe asame afears aas amentally ahealthy aindividuals. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-A) ahas
aareas aof astrength aon awhich ato abuild.
A anurse asuspects athat aa aclient ahas aa apersonality adisorder ain aaddition ato adisplaying
asymptoms aof aa amood adisorder. aTo adetermine awhether athese aobservations aare acorrect,
athe anurse acould alook ain athe aclient's amedical arecord aon athe aDSM-IV-TR
A) axis aI.
B) axis aII.
C)axis aIII.
D) axis aIV. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-B) aaxis aII.
,A aman afrequently abursts aout aby aloudly asinging aoperatic aarias. aThe aneighbors ain athe
anext aapartment afind athe anoise adisturbing. aThey ago ato ahis aapartment ato aconfront ahim
aand afind athat ain ahe ais awearing aonly ahis abathrobe aand ahis aapartment ais amessy. aHe
aacts aoutraged aand atells athem ahe amust asing aseveral ahours adaily aand awill anot apromise
ato abe aquieter. aThe aconclusion athat acan abe adrawn ais:
A) The aman ais ademonstrating asymptoms aof abipolar adisorder.
B) The aman ais asocially adeviant.
C)The aman ais aegocentric.
D) The aman amay aor amay anot abe amentally aill. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-D) aThe
aman amay aor amay anot abe amentally aill.
A anursing adiagnosis afor aa aclient awith aa apsychiatric adisorder aserves athe apurpose aof
A) justifying athe ause aof acertain apsychotropic amedication.
B) providing adata aessential afor ainsurance areimbursement.
C)providing aa aframework afor aselecting aappropriate ainterventions.
D) identifying ainformation ato abe aplaced aon aDSM-IV-TR aaxis aIII. a- aCORRECT
aANSWER a-C) aproviding aa aframework afor aselecting aappropriate ainterventions.
A aclient ahas abegun ato aneglect aher aappearance, ais awithdrawn aand astays ain aher aroom.
aHer amother ahears aher aseemingly atalking ato aothers, abut ano aone ais ain athe aroom awith
aher. aLast anight ashe athrew aa achair aand abroke athe awindow aof aher abedroom. aShe atells
athe anurse anothing ais awrong. aThe anurse arating aher acurrent aglobal aassessment aof
afunctioning awould aprobably aassign athe acode
A) 100.
B) 70.
C)40.
D) 0. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C) a40.
The amental ahealth aor amental aillness aof aa aparticular aclient acan abest abe aassessed aby
aconsidering
A) the adegree aof aconformity aof athe aindividual ato asociety's anorms.
, B) the adegree ato awhich aan aindividual ais alogical aand arational.
C)placement aon aa acontinuum afrom ahealthy ato apsychotic.
D) the arate aof aintellectual aand aemotional agrowth. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C)
aplacement aon aa acontinuum afrom ahealthy ato apsychotic.
The aquantitative astudy aof athe adistribution aof amental adisorders ain ahuman apopulations ais
acalled:
A) mortality.
B) prevalence.
C)epidemiology.
D) clinical aepidemiology a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C) aepidemiology.
What aphrase abest adescribes athe aDSM-IV-TR?
A) Is aa amultiaxial apsychiatric aassessment asystem
B) Is aa acompendium aof atreatment amodalities
C)Offers aa acomplete alist aof anursing adiagnoses
D) Suggests acommon ainterventions afor amental adisorders. a- aCORRECT aANSWER
a-A) aIs aa amultiaxial apsychiatric aassessment asystem
Current ainformation asuggests athat athe amost adisabling amental adisorders aare athe aresult aof:
A) biological ainfluences.
B) psychological atrauma.
C)learned aways aof abehaving.
D) faulty apatterns aof aearly anurturance. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-A) abiological ainfluences.
A anurse's aidentification abadge aincludes athe awording, a'Psychiatric aMental aHealth aNurse'. aA
aclient awith aa ahistory aof aparanoia aasks, a"What adoes athat atitle amean?" aThe anurse
aresponds abest awhen aanswering:
A) "Don't abe aafraid, ait ameans aI'm ahere ato ahelp anot ahurt ayou."
HEALTH
a
NURSING (CHAPTER 1-10) a a
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
a a a
ANSWERS
a
When aplanning acare afor aa aspecific aclient, aof awhat asignificance ato athe apsychiatric anurse
ais athe afact athat athe aDSM-IV-TR ais amultiaxial?
a) Pertinent aaspects aof aclient afunctioning aand aproblems aare areported.
b) Standardized atreatment aplans aare aavailable afor aeach adiagnosis.
c) Nursing adiagnoses aare aincluded afor aeach amedical adiagnosis.
d) No aparticular asignificance aexists. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-a) aPertinent aaspects aof
aclient afunctioning aand aproblems aare areported.
A anurse aconducting aresearch ais aseeking adata aabout aoutcomes afor adepressed apatients
awho ahave abeen atreated awith aelectroconvulsive atherapy. aThe anurse ais aengaged ain athe
afield aof
A) experimental aepidemiology.
B) descriptive aepidemiology.
C)clinical aepidemiology.
D) analytic aepidemiology. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C) aclinical aepidemiology.
A aclient atells athe amental ahealth anurse a"I aam aterribly afrightened! aI ahear awhispering athat
asomeone ais agoing ato akill ame." aWhich acriterion aof amental ahealth acan athe anurse aassess
aas alacking?
A) Control aover abehavior
B) Appraisal aof areality
,C)Effectiveness ain awork
D) Healthy aself-concept a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-B) aAppraisal aof areality
A a14-year-old awho abelongs ato aa aneighborhood agang ais afound aby aher aparents ato alie
aand aengage ain asexually apromiscuous abehavior. aThey abring aher ato athe amental ahealth
acenter. aThe anurse aperforming athe aassessment ais atold aby athe a14-year-old athat ashe ais
ahappy, adoes awell ain aschool, aand asees aherself aas apopular aand awell aregarded aby aher
agroup. aShe astates aher aparents aare ajust aold afashioned aand adon't aunderstand aher. aThe
aassessment athe anurse awill amost alikely amake ais athat ashe:
A) is adisplaying adeviant abehavior.
B) cannot aaccurately aappraise areality.
C)is aseriously aand apersistently amentally aill.
D) should abe aconsidered afor agroup ahome aplacement. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-A) ais
adisplaying adeviant abehavior.
An aimportant aconcept afor anurses ato aremember awhen aplanning acare afor amentally aill
aclients ais athat aeach aclient:
A) has aareas aof astrength aon awhich ato abuild.
B) has aright athat amust abe arespected.
C)comes awith aexperiences athat acontribute ato atheir aproblem.
D) share athe asame afears aas amentally ahealthy aindividuals. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-A) ahas
aareas aof astrength aon awhich ato abuild.
A anurse asuspects athat aa aclient ahas aa apersonality adisorder ain aaddition ato adisplaying
asymptoms aof aa amood adisorder. aTo adetermine awhether athese aobservations aare acorrect,
athe anurse acould alook ain athe aclient's amedical arecord aon athe aDSM-IV-TR
A) axis aI.
B) axis aII.
C)axis aIII.
D) axis aIV. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-B) aaxis aII.
,A aman afrequently abursts aout aby aloudly asinging aoperatic aarias. aThe aneighbors ain athe
anext aapartment afind athe anoise adisturbing. aThey ago ato ahis aapartment ato aconfront ahim
aand afind athat ain ahe ais awearing aonly ahis abathrobe aand ahis aapartment ais amessy. aHe
aacts aoutraged aand atells athem ahe amust asing aseveral ahours adaily aand awill anot apromise
ato abe aquieter. aThe aconclusion athat acan abe adrawn ais:
A) The aman ais ademonstrating asymptoms aof abipolar adisorder.
B) The aman ais asocially adeviant.
C)The aman ais aegocentric.
D) The aman amay aor amay anot abe amentally aill. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-D) aThe
aman amay aor amay anot abe amentally aill.
A anursing adiagnosis afor aa aclient awith aa apsychiatric adisorder aserves athe apurpose aof
A) justifying athe ause aof acertain apsychotropic amedication.
B) providing adata aessential afor ainsurance areimbursement.
C)providing aa aframework afor aselecting aappropriate ainterventions.
D) identifying ainformation ato abe aplaced aon aDSM-IV-TR aaxis aIII. a- aCORRECT
aANSWER a-C) aproviding aa aframework afor aselecting aappropriate ainterventions.
A aclient ahas abegun ato aneglect aher aappearance, ais awithdrawn aand astays ain aher aroom.
aHer amother ahears aher aseemingly atalking ato aothers, abut ano aone ais ain athe aroom awith
aher. aLast anight ashe athrew aa achair aand abroke athe awindow aof aher abedroom. aShe atells
athe anurse anothing ais awrong. aThe anurse arating aher acurrent aglobal aassessment aof
afunctioning awould aprobably aassign athe acode
A) 100.
B) 70.
C)40.
D) 0. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C) a40.
The amental ahealth aor amental aillness aof aa aparticular aclient acan abest abe aassessed aby
aconsidering
A) the adegree aof aconformity aof athe aindividual ato asociety's anorms.
, B) the adegree ato awhich aan aindividual ais alogical aand arational.
C)placement aon aa acontinuum afrom ahealthy ato apsychotic.
D) the arate aof aintellectual aand aemotional agrowth. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C)
aplacement aon aa acontinuum afrom ahealthy ato apsychotic.
The aquantitative astudy aof athe adistribution aof amental adisorders ain ahuman apopulations ais
acalled:
A) mortality.
B) prevalence.
C)epidemiology.
D) clinical aepidemiology a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-C) aepidemiology.
What aphrase abest adescribes athe aDSM-IV-TR?
A) Is aa amultiaxial apsychiatric aassessment asystem
B) Is aa acompendium aof atreatment amodalities
C)Offers aa acomplete alist aof anursing adiagnoses
D) Suggests acommon ainterventions afor amental adisorders. a- aCORRECT aANSWER
a-A) aIs aa amultiaxial apsychiatric aassessment asystem
Current ainformation asuggests athat athe amost adisabling amental adisorders aare athe aresult aof:
A) biological ainfluences.
B) psychological atrauma.
C)learned aways aof abehaving.
D) faulty apatterns aof aearly anurturance. a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-A) abiological ainfluences.
A anurse's aidentification abadge aincludes athe awording, a'Psychiatric aMental aHealth aNurse'. aA
aclient awith aa ahistory aof aparanoia aasks, a"What adoes athat atitle amean?" aThe anurse
aresponds abest awhen aanswering:
A) "Don't abe aafraid, ait ameans aI'm ahere ato ahelp anot ahurt ayou."
